The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1887-01-14

tor fire. His appearance suggests the idea I
OF cross. roads storekeeper who has {
just bounced out Of bed on a cold winter. I
morning, and jumped into his clothes, to t
open the store door for an early customer {
who is frantic TO purchase yard and t
half Of calico, one spool of cotton, hall. t
dozen ginger cakes, barlow knife, one I
pound brown sugar, half pound of flour, I
pint Of molasses and five gallons Of whis. =,
key.
Prompted suppose more by curiosity
than ar rthing else, recently made visit :
to the Night Lodging House, or Tramps'
Hotel, which is dingy old building down
on 9Th street, south Of Penn. Avenue, in
the very heart OF the most disreputable
part Of Washington. While 1 didn't find
it bower Of roses, by jugfull, l must
say that was convinced Of its great use.
fulness; for it gives nights lodging,
howl Of soup aud cup Of coffee to many
poor wanderer. 1t accommodates about tif
ty at time--cots 70 sleep on and pretty
close together. Each "gucst" is made to
take bath and put on long cotton gown |
before he rctires and in the morning is
given cup Of coffee and started on his
/ waudrrings. lust as l turned to leave, a
new guest arrived, with the information
that he had walked all the way from Mon
tana. Great stars and garters! but he was
a tough looking citizen! And he was i'm.
pudent too! lie walked in as if he owned
the Night Lodging House and said his say
in very saucv manner. He was Just
such looking chap as the convict that
"Pip" saw down on the "marshes"; the fel.
low that wanted "fle" and "wittles.'
The hotel.keeper put him in charge Of a
sicF'; looking, dirty.faced assistant, and
the tramp from Montana disappeared from
view. imagine that he was carried to
the wast.tub.
i feel in duty bound to report that
"Judge" Ms overcoat, which was wanton.
" appropriated by Col. "Cracker"-and
that too in the coolest weather-has
{; been returned to the back Of its rightful
owner and the impending duel has been
averted How the Judge" induced the
"Colonel' to give up the coat is not defin-
itely known. One report says that
. mutual friend, who saw "coffee and pistols"
near at hand, intcrposed his fellowship
. performed COUP IL etai-so 10 speak, and
, persuaded the "Colonel" to give up the
coat. Billy McGill gives it as his opinion
! that the Judge" frightened Col. "Cracker"
. into it. Billy says that the "Jadge" told
j, him that he intended to have his overcoat
, even If it became necessary to flood Penn
= sylvania Ave. with gore. Billy suggested
that the Judge" ought to argue with the
. .Colonel" about it. "Argue"! said the
:. "Judge", with a cyclone Of scorn, "Sir, l
t will give him the 'argumentum baculinum'
s the argument Of the cudgel, Sir; that's
!. what I'll do!'
4 Whether the "Judgc' really used the
!. "argumentum baculinun," or whether the
a other statement as to the transfer be true,
your correspondent will not undertake to
s saw. | can vouch for the fact that Col
s 'Cracker" gave up the coat, and that the
It "Tudgc" is now wearing It.
IS Mr. McGill says that during the evening
!. of the day that Col. "Cracker" got posses
n sion of the coat, Judge" NJ. was seen in q
!. hotel reading room in very maudlin state
). To chronicle his CO 1itlon in plain terms
v the "Iudge'' had Ached that pathetic ane
al interesting stag OF inebrietv, in which
of the victim evih. an uncomfortable dis
,. position to press ,is burning brow t" tht
cold surface OF Il deal table, and tearfull>
r. moan, after the manner oI MIR. Richart
is Swivveller, "Here's an orphan for your
r! Some one noticed the Judge" and re
" marked "Look at the Judge-he has beer
+. drinking hard he is crying" "fes,
?! said Billy, "he is crying for more"
3 In these flush days Of congressional lif'
Id the "Iudgc's" devotion to the hotel Iobbie
n is more marked, if possible, than ever
as His familiar figure meets the eye at ever,
ic turn: and, to do justice to his rare bum
~ intelligence, candor compells the admis
sion that he bears himsilf right royalty
It. To every attentive ear he retai!s his ricl
It's and racy anecdotes, his tales Of MARTA
ds glory, with an JUNCTION truly indescribable
IS, and in all of his conversations the careful
~, observer will perceive that the oveccoa
in plays an important part. 1t is frequentl
by buttoned up, and the next moment unbu'
yet toned; then the great collar Is turned W
3r. only to 90 down the next minute. NeS
pr. he will raise his form to his creates